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High Court Orders Antivenom at All Upazila Health Complexes
The High Court has ordered snakebite antivenom to be kept at government health complexes in every upazila of the country and sought a compliance report by 28 October.
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Vegetables
Huge Python Caught in Net Rescued in Bandarban
A python at least seven feet long, tangled in a net guarding a vegetable field in Alikadam, Bandarban, has been rescued by the forest department.
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10-Foot Burmese Python Found in Mango Tree at a Home
The Forest Department rescued a 10-foot Burmese python weighing 25 kg from a mango tree at a house in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, and released it into the forest.
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Snakebite Patient Turns Up at Hospital with the Snake
A snakebite victim in Natore caught the snake that bit him and brought it alive to hospital, where he is being treated with antivenom.
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Woman Files Police Complaint After Finding Snake in Curry Puff in India's Telangana
A woman in Jadcherla, Telangana, went to the police after finding a snake inside a curry puff bought from a local bakery.
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Child Dies After 'Snakebite' in Lakshmipur, Family Alleges Hospital Gave No Antivenom
Five-year-old Abdul Alim died on the way to Cumilla Medical College Hospital; his family blames a lack of antivenom, which the duty doctor disputes.
Fisheries
Injured 10-Foot Python Rescued in Kurigram
A 10-foot python that crawled into a fisherman's net in Ulipur, Kurigram, was handed to the forest department and sent to Rangpur with a head injury.
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Snakebite Victim Dies for Lack of Vaccine at Hospital
A young man bitten by a snake while cutting jute in Rajibpur, Kurigram, died on the way to Mymensingh after the local health complex had no usable vaccine.
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15-Foot Python Found in Village, Released Into Forest
The Forest Department rescued a python about 15 feet long from a settlement in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, and released it in the local botanical garden the same day.
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Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Chandpur
A 45-year-old housewife, Ranu Begum, died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Matlab Dakshin, Chandpur.
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Nine-Year-Old Dies of Snakebite in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
A nine-year-old boy, Ariful Islam, died of a venomous snakebite in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, after being taken first to a local ojha.
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Snake Charmer Dies of Snakebite; Another Chews Up the Same Snake
A snake charmer died after being bitten while catching a king cobra in Kurigram, and another snake handler then ate the snake in a local bazaar.
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Snake Charmer Dies of Snakebite in Kurigram
A snake charmer, Boyez Uddin, died in Nageshwari, Kurigram, after being bitten by a venomous snake he was catching.